International Language and Literature Teachers’ Cooperative
The International Language and Literature Teachers’ Cooperative (ILLTC) is an independent network of experienced IB educators serving school-supported self-taught mother tongue examination students.

750+
Students Supported
115+
IB School
100+
Teachers
40+
Languages Taught
What We Do
Does your school need access to experienced teachers to support self-taught mother-tongue students?
A challenge for many international schools is that they have students who require, or would benefit from, mother-tongue instruction, but they do not have locally-available qualified teachers; or the resources or contractual possibilities (such as work permit eligibility for temporary, part-time workers) to recruit and employ suitable teachers from abroad.
The International Language and Literature Teachers’ Cooperative helps schools improve the educational experience of their students by enabling them to offer a broader base of mother-tongue options for families who seek this as part of their international education experience. It can also provide that important reassurance of quality-control for schools that must rely on this ‘out-sourced’ service.
Our Student's Results
We are very proud of our students’ results which is a tribute to the collaborative working partnerships formed with their respective consultants who facilitate their learning and school colleagues who provide overall supervision. Success in the IB SSST Literature A programme is highly dependent on students who possess agency, motivation, and curiosity, fuelled by independent study skills and creativity. The table below shows the results of students reporting (not all of our schools and students let us know the results)

Please note that in 2020-2022 the IB temporarily changed the exams and assessments to accommodate students worldwide whose schools were on lockdown at various stages due to the Covid 19 global pandemic. (Scores for years 2015-2023 include some IB Literature A or Language B HL results and a few Ab Initio as during those years the IBO sometimes gave special authorisation for schools to offer these courses with an external tutor.)
Our Student's Results
We are very proud of our students’ results which is a tribute to the collaborative working partnerships formed with their respective consultants who facilitate their learning and school colleagues who provide overall supervision. Success in the IB SSST Literature A programme is highly dependent on students who possess agency, motivation, and curiosity, fuelled by independent study skills and creativity. The table below shows the results of students reporting (not all of our schools and students let us know the results)

Please note that in 2020-2022 the IB temporarily changed the exams and assessments to accommodate students worldwide whose schools were on lockdown at various stages due to the Covid 19 global pandemic. (Scores for years 2015-2023 include some IB Literature A or Language B HL results and a few Ab Initio as during those years the IBO sometimes gave special authorisation for schools to offer these courses with an external tutor.)

Teachers of Excellence
Our extensive network of language teachers are for the most part IB language teachers who are working (or who have previously worked) in IB world schools. A few are university lecturers who may not have IB experience (we give them some training and guidelines) but who have expert knowledge of the literature and an understanding of literary analysis. We also have two or three teachers who work with some of our younger (age 11-15) students who are having mother tongue language support in anticipation of a return to their home countries where they will continue their secondary education, or who aspire to take SSST Lit A in their mother tongue. Almost all of our teachers have come via personal recommendation from professional colleagues in IB schools.
What Our Students and Parents Say
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International School Milan
My language A teacher was absolutely adorable. She was able to explain through real-life examples from the past papers and give you a maximum of information. It was collaborative work, and it is important that teacher and student are having a chat.
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International School Basel
I really liked the programme and its components. I am very satisfied with my tutor. She has been very supportive and organised. Her style of teaching was excellent. I learned a lot from this course and I believe that the acquired knowledge will be useful in the future.
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Lincoln BA
After completing this course, I feel I have a better understanding of my mother tongue and my cultural heritage and the cultures associated with my language.
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Nord Anglia Shanghai
She was a very good tutor. I enjoyed working with her. She was helpful in my journey towards developing the skills that I needed to succeed in IB-style assessment and beyond.
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Luanda International School
My tutor helped me pass the course successfully and become more confident on my language skills
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Get in touch
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